Eliza Barkhudaryan

Eliza Barkhudaryan

Eliza Barkhudaryan is an English and Communications student at the American University of Armenia and a graduate of the Multimedia Journalism program at Hetq Media Factory. She is passionate about storytelling, photography and composing music.

The Laboratory of Scents SALT

The Laboratory of Scents

Part laboratory, part museum and part classroom, Yerevan's Perfume Museum is more than a collection of antique bottles. It's a working laboratory, a classroom and the culmination of perfumer Sargis Azaryan's decades-long effort to revive Armenia's rich but often overlooked perfume heritage.

Where Yerevan eats

Where Yerevan Actually Eats

Yerevan is embracing new cafes and fashionable menus, but where do locals actually eat? This personal guide looks beyond trendy cafés to the restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops where memories are made, friendships endure and familiar dishes keep people coming back.

An Apartment of One’s Own

An Apartment of One’s Own

In a society where young women rarely live alone, Eliza Barkhudaryan reflects on carving out a space of her own. In this very honest piece, she explores independence, quiet rebellion, and the tender, unsettling transition from daughterhood to self-defined adulthood in Armenia.